EP0046447B1 - Electrode à surface électrocatalytique et son procédé de fabrication - Google Patents

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EP0046447B1
EP0046447B1 EP81810321A EP81810321A EP0046447B1 EP 0046447 B1 EP0046447 B1 EP 0046447B1 EP 81810321 A EP81810321 A EP 81810321A EP 81810321 A EP81810321 A EP 81810321A EP 0046447 B1 EP0046447 B1 EP 0046447B1
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  • the invention relates to electrodes for use in electrolytic processes of the type having an electrocatalytic surface on a base of film-forming metal such as titanium, zirconium, tantalum, tungsten, silicon and niobium, and alloys containing one or more of these metals.
  • film-forming metal is meant a metal or alloy which has the property that when connected as an anode in the electrolyte in which the coated anode is subsequently to operate, there rapidly forms a passivating oxide film which protects the underlying metal from corrosion by the electrolyte, i.e. those metals and alloys which are also frequently referred to as "valve metals", as well as alloys containing a valve metal (e.g. Ti-Ni, Ti-Co, Ti-Fe and Ti-Cu) but which in the same conditions form a non- passivating anodic surface oxide film.
  • valve metals e.g. Ti-Ni, Ti-Co, Ti-Fe and Ti-Cu
  • the invention is particularly but not exclusively concerned with an electrode suitable for use as an anode in oxygen-evolution conditions as for example are encountered in metal electrowinning from sulphate-containing electrolytes.
  • Another type of electrode proposed in UK Patent Specification No. 1 463 553 has a base which consists entirely or at its surface of an alloy of a film-forming metal and an activating metal for instance a platinum-group metal, whose surface is oxidized during use or is pre-activated by an oxidizing treatment to form in the outer part of the alloy a surface oxide layer to a depth of 1 to 30 microns.
  • an activating metal for instance a platinum-group metal
  • Such alloys have shown promise for electrowinning but are quite difficult to prepare by sintering or in another manner and are quite expensive because of the quantity of platinum-group metal in the alloy.
  • the pre-activation methods are difficult to control to obtain an improvement in the electrode performance.
  • Mn0 2 coating is sometimes deposited over an intermediate conductive layer of, for example, tin and antimony oxides (US Patent No. 4 028 215) or on a titanium surface pretreated with a small quantity of RuO x (see Japanese published patent application No. 11753/80, Application No. 156740/76 and Electrochimica Acta, 1978, Vol. 23, pp 331-335). Again, some of these Mn0 2- coated electrodes have shown promise for electrowinning processes but have not yet met with commercial success.
  • German Offenlegungsschrift 26 52 152 to form an electrode by anodically growing a film of titanium oxide on a titanium strip in an electrolyte containing a solution of platinum metal so as to occlude particles of platinum in the titanium oxide film.
  • this procedure has not led to the production of useful electrodes.
  • An object of the invention is therefore to provide a film-forming metal electrode which is made electrocatalytic on its surface in an inexpensive manner, has a low oxygen over- voltage, is able to withstand cell shutdown, and even current reversal and, in addition, has an excellent resistance to the effects of man- ganese/manganese dioxide deposition.
  • the invention concerns a novel electrode for use in electrolytic processes comprising a base of film-forming metal with an operative electrocatalytic outer surface formed as an integral surface film of oxide or another compound of the film-forming metal base incorporating therein a platinum-group metal or compound thereof as electrocatalyst.
  • the manufacture of such an electrode is simplified and its performance is enhanced by forming said electrocatalytic outer surface by applying to the surface of the film-forming metal base at least one layer of a solution of at least one thermodecomposable compound of a platinum-group metal, drying and heating each applied layer to decompose said compound(s) in a similar manner to methods known per se for the formation of platinum-group metal and platinum-group metal oxide coatings, wherein said solution contains an agent which attacks the film-forming metal base and converts metal from the base into ions which are converted into a compound of the film-forming metal during the heating step, the concentration of said agent and of the platinum-group metal compound(s) in the solution and the number of applied layers being such that during the heating of each layer including the last one the electrocatalyst formed from the decomposed compound is incorporated fully in the surface film of film-forming metal compound formed from the base.
  • the platinum-group metal electrocatalyst is contained wholly within the surface film of the base whereas with the known electrodes a coating consisting of several separate layers of the electrocatalytic material is built up over and on top of the film-forming metal base with its very thin integral surface oxide film.
  • the nature of the film-forming metal compound of the integral surface film will naturally depend on the atmosphere used for the heating step.
  • the heating may conveniently be carried out in air in which case the film consists of film-forming metal oxide incorporating the platinum-group metal and/or oxide thereof, possibly in the form of a mixed oxide.
  • heating in hydrogen at a temperature of from about 250° to about 500°C, typically about 400°C leads to formation of a film-forming metal hydride film without subjecting the base to hydrogen embrittlement.
  • Films of film-forming metal boride, nitride and carbide can be formed by heating in boron, nitrogen or carbon- containing atmospheres.
  • nitrides can be formed by heating in a dry atmosphere of ammonium chloride at temperatures from about 350°C to 450°C or in dry ammonia at temperatures from about 400°C to 900°C.
  • ammonia nitride formation in the lower temperature range of about 400-600°C is particularly favoured when using alloy bases such as titanium containing about 0.5% molybdenum or about 6% of chromium or vanadium.
  • Carbides can be formed by heating in some organic atmospheres or in carbon monoxide at about 700°C-1000°C or in an atmosphere containing very finely powdered coal. It is also possible to form mixed or complex compounds with the film-forming metal, e.g. titanium oxychloride. When a non-oxidizing atmosphere is used, the platinum-group metal compound will generally be converted to the metal, integrated in the film-forming metal compound, possibly an intermetallic compound between the platinum-group and film-forming metals.
  • the surface film formed from the film-forming metal base incorporates one or more platinum-group metal electrocatalysts, preferably iridium, rhodium, palladium and/or ruthenium, as metal or as a compound (usually the oxide or a partially oxidized compound which may be incorporated in the surface film as a mixed film-forming metal/platinum-group metal oxide when the heating is carried out in air or in an oxidizing atmosphere), possibly in an amount of up to only about 0.5 g/m 2 of the metal per projected surface area of the electrode base, although greater amounts can be incorporated.
  • platinum-group metal electrocatalysts preferably iridium, rhodium, palladium and/or ruthenium
  • a compound usually the oxide or a partially oxidized compound which may be incorporated in the surface film as a mixed film-forming metal/platinum-group metal oxide when the heating is carried out in air or in an oxidizing atmosphere
  • the method of manufacture involves the application of a very dilute acidic paint, i.e. one which contains a small quantity of a thermodecomposable platinum-group metal compound that during decomposition and simultaneous formation of the surface film of film-forming metal compound will be fully absorbed by this surface film, this dilute paint containing generally about 1-15 g/I of iridium, rhodium, palladium and/or ruthenium (as metal).
  • the paint used will typically include a solvent such as isopropyl alcohol or alternatively an aqueous solvent, an acid (notably HCI, HBr, HI or HF) or another agent (e.g. NaF) which attacks the film-forming metal and converts metal from the base into ions which are converted into the compound of the film-forming metal during the subsequent heat treatment, and one or more thermodecomposable salts of iridium, rhodium, palladium and/or ruthenium.
  • a solvent such as isopropyl alcohol or alternatively an aqueous solvent
  • an acid notably HCI, HBr, HI or HF
  • another agent e.g. NaF
  • this solution will be at least five times more dilute and preferably about 10 or more times dilute (in terms of its precious metal content) than a corresponding paint solution heretofore used for the production of "traditional" electrocatalytic oxide coatings; this means that the quantity of platinum-group metal such as rhodium and/or ruthenium will be reduced, e.g. to 1/5 or 1/10 or even 1/100 for approximately the same quantity of solvent and acid.
  • platinum-group metal such as rhodium and/or ruthenium
  • Ions of the film-forming metal are thus provided by the base for conversion to oxide during the subsequent heating, this oxide being partly formed within the pores of the first layer.
  • the porosity of the resulting oxide film is thus reduced after each coating cycle until no more film-forming metal from the base can be converted to oxide.
  • An extremely stable, relatively compact and impermeable film of film-forming metal oxide can thus be formed by the application of a limited number of coats of acid paint followed by drying and heating. Similar considerations apply to the formation of carbide, nitride, boride and hydride films using appropriate atmospheres.
  • each applied coat of paint includes such a small quantity of the platinum-group metal compound that the electrocatalyst formed by thermodecomposition becomes fully incorporated in the integral surface film that is formed each time.
  • each applied coat of the paint will contain at most about 0.2 g/m 2 of iridium, rhodium, palladium, and/or ruthenium per projected surface area of the base, usually far less. Additionally, the application of further layers of the dilute paint is stopped after the number of coats beyond which growth of the surface film on the film-forming metal ceases or is inhibited.
  • the optimum quantity of electrocatalytic agent in the paint and the optimum number of coats to be applied can be determined quite easily for any particular substrate, solvent/acid and electrocatalytic material.
  • the agent attacking the film-forming metal base will be hydrochloric acid, and the. molar ratio of the amount of agent to the iridium, rhodium, palladium and/or ruthenium compound in the paint solution will be from 1:1 to 100:1, preferably between 3:1 and 30:1.
  • two to ten layers of the very dilute paint will be applied, each followed by drying and heating from about 400 to 600°C for about 5 to 15 minutes, with the possible exception of the final layer which may be heated for a longer period-possibly several hours or days at 450-600°C in air or in a reducing atmosphere (e.g. ammonia/hydrogen).
  • a reducing atmosphere e.g. ammonia/hydrogen
  • electrodes produced in this manner on an etched or non-etched titanium base heated in air usually retain the same range of distinctive appearances as titanium oxide films prepared in the same manner which do not contain the platinum-group metal electrocatalyst, typically a bright blue, yellow and/or violet "interference" film colour.
  • the invention instead of applying a conventional platinum-group metal oxide coating or mixed crystals of codeposited oxides over the base and over the very thin oxide film on its surface to produce a coating with a distinctive "mud-cracked” appearance, the invention provides what could more aptly be described as a surface treatment of the film-forming metal base since the electrocatalytic material is contained in the integral oxide film formed on the base and does not form a distinct coating as such.
  • the surface oxide film is found to be predominantly rutile titanium dioxide.
  • the formation of rutile e.g. at about 400-500°C is catalyzed by the platinum-group metal in the dilute paint.
  • the electrodes of the invention are different in that not only will the treated surface usually contain many times less platinum-group metal (e.g. iridium, rhodium, palladium and/or ruthenium) than the corresponding pre-activated surface coating, but also the precious metal electrocatalyst will be incorporated only in the surface film formed on the film-forming metal.
  • the electrodes are thus less expensive and the manufacturing process is simpler and more reproducible.
  • alloy electrodes such as Ti-Ni, Ti-Co, Ti-Cu and Ti-Fe taught by this UK Patent Specification can, to great advantage, be surface-activated in accordance with the present invention.
  • the dilute acidic paint solution used to prepare electrodes according to the invention preferably only includes a thermodecomposable platinum-group metal compound (i.e. of iridium, rhodium, ruthenium, platinum, palladium and/or osmium), since the film-forming metal oxide component is provided by the surface film grown up from base, when the heating is carried out in air.
  • a thermodecomposable platinum-group metal compound i.e. of iridium, rhodium, ruthenium, platinum, palladium and/or osmium
  • the film-forming metal oxide component is provided by the surface film grown up from base, when the heating is carried out in air.
  • ruthenium, platinum, palladium and osmium compounds are only used in combination with iridium and/or rhodium compounds, but they can also be used alone.
  • the dilute paint may also include small amounts of other components such as gold, silver, tin, chromium, cobalt, antimony, molybdenum, iron nickel, manganese, tungsten, vanadium, titanium, tantalum, zirconium, niobium, bismuth, lanthanum, tellurium, phosphorous, boron, beryllium, sodium, lithium, calcium, strontium, lead and copper compounds and mixtures thereof. If any small quantity of a film-forming metal compound is used it will preferably be a different metal to the film-forming metal substrate so as to contribute to doping of the surface film.
  • other components such as gold, silver, tin, chromium, cobalt, antimony, molybdenum, iron nickel, manganese, tungsten, vanadium, titanium, tantalum, zirconium, niobium, bismuth, lanthanum, tellurium, phosphorous, boron, beryllium, sodium, lithium, calcium
  • additives When such additives are included in the dilute paint composition, they will of course be in an amount compatible with the small amount of the main platinum-group metal electrocatalyst, so that all of the main electrocatalyst and additive is incorporated in the surface film of film-forming metal compound.
  • the total amount of iridium, rhodium, palladium and/or ruthenium and other metals is usually below 2 g/m 2 (calculated per projected surface area of the electrode base when the base is in sheet or similar form) and may advantageously be well below 1 g/m 2 , possibly even lower than 0.5 g/m 2 .
  • platinum-group metal compounds and other metal compounds may be thermodecomposable to form the metal or the oxide, but in neither case is it necessary to proceed to full decomposition.
  • the electrode base may be a sheet of any film-forming metal, titanium being preferred for cost reasons.
  • Rods, tubes and expanded meshes of titanium or other film-forming metals may likewise be surface treated by the method of the invention, as can wires and elastically-compressible mats made up of helicoidally wound wires or knitted wires of the film-forming metal. Titanium or other film-forming metal clad on a conducting core can also be used. It is also possible to surface treat porous sintered titanium with the dilute paint solutions in the same manner.
  • the electrode base may be in particulate form, i.e. as a fragmentary solid of any desired shape e.g. in the form of powders, granules, pellets, fibres and flakes of any suitable size, including titanium sponge.
  • the base will be etched prior to the surface treatment, but in some instances the base may simply be cleaned, and this gives a very smooth electrode surface.
  • Electrodes according to the invention containing an iridium, palladium and/or rhodium- based electrocatalyst have a low oxygen-evolution potential and have performed extremely well as oxygen-evolving anodes, e.g. in the electrowinning of heavy metals such as cobalt in manganese-containing electrolytes. They have also performed very well as anodes for the electrolytic production of manganese dioxide.
  • the electrodes also perform well in processes involving reversal of the electrode polarity. After cathodic polarization for t hour, some electrodes originally with a bright blue colour have changed to a grey appearance, but continued to operate well both as cathode and anode. This change of colour may be attributed to a reduction to the precious metal, or to a change in crystal structure of composition of the surface film.
  • the electrodes of the invention are useful in the electrolysis of electrolytes which contain materials that deposit or tend to deposit on the surface of at least one of the electrodes and are removed from or are prevented from depositing on said surface.
  • the electrodes according to the invention are thus particularly advantageous in the electrolysis of manganese-containing electrolytes in which a manganous deposit is deposited on and removed from an anode surface formed by the surface film.
  • a specific example of this is the production of electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD) wherein an adherent layer of EMD is built up on the anode surface film and removed from the surface film for further processing.
  • EMD electrolytic manganese dioxide
  • the EMD deposit is removed from the surface film by cathodic polarization possibly assisted by impact or vibration according to the teaching of US Patent No 4 170 527.
  • a set of electrodes are used as anodes and cathodes with the surface films forming the anode and cathode surfaces, and the current is periodically reversed to remove the EMD deposits whereby each surface film alternately operates as anode and cathode.
  • the EMD deposit may be removed mechanically, for example by the more conventional technique of applying an impact, it being understood that this will be made less arduous by employing a very smooth activated surface anode film.
  • the EMD deposit can be deposited on a thin flexible sheet of e.g. titanium surface-treated according to the invention, and the deposit removed by flexing the sheet.
  • the electrolyte contains traces of manganese as an impurity
  • the manganous deposit is periodically removed from the anode surface film.
  • the manganous deposit can be periodically removed from the activated surface film by current reversal.
  • current reversal can be carried out at a relatively high current density of, say 500 A/m 2 without damaging the activated surface film, and the smooth active surface film provides less anchorage of the deposit than the conventional "thick" porous coating. Therefore, removal of the deposit is facilitated and the film does not tend to become poisoned by encrustation with the deposit.
  • Electrodes are electrowinning of a metal, e.g. cobalt, from an electrolyte containing e.g. cobalt and manganese, wherein the cobalt (or other metal such as zinc, copper and lead) is deposited on a cathode and manganese dioxide is deposited on and 'removed from the activated anode surface film.
  • a metal e.g. cobalt
  • manganese dioxide is deposited on and 'removed from the activated anode surface film.
  • this method is operated at an anodic current density of 500 to 1000 A/m 2 so that a substantial part of the manganese dioxide deposit does not adhere to the anode surface film.
  • the anodic current density will not be maintained much higher than 1000 A/m 2 as the activated surface films with a very low catalyst loading do not remain active for a long period at a very high current density, e.g. 2000 A/m 2 or more.
  • a very high current density e.g. 2000 A/m 2 or more.
  • most of the manganese deposit does not adhere and drops off the anode surface film, and the adherent manganese dioxide deposit is removed from time to time by current reversal or mechanically, e.g. by brushing after removing the anode from the electrolyte and drying it.
  • the electrolyte contains hardness impurities which are deposited on and removed from a cathode surface formed by said surface film.
  • Typical hardness impurities encountered in various electrolytes are calcium and magnesium.
  • Such cathodic deposits may be removed by anodic polarization, possible by current reversal between the anode and the cathode, especially when the anode also has an activated surface film according to the invention which makes it resistant to current reversal.
  • the electrodes according to the invention can also be used for the recovery of anodically- depositing metal oxides other than manganese dioxide, such as the recovery of uranium dioxide (U0 2 ) from a dilute electrolyte containing traces of uranium, such as seawater.
  • U0 2 deposition advantageously takes place in oxygen evolving conditions to avoid the dissolution of U0 2 by chlorine, and anodic surface films activated with small quantities of rhodium and/or iridium and optionally ruthenium or platinum as metals or compounds are excellent for this purpose.
  • Another application of the electrodes of the invention is the protection of an immersed structure of film-forming metal from surface deposits of unwanted organic and other materials by providing the structure with the electrically conductive and electrocatalytic surface film, connecting the structure as an electrode and passing current continuously or intermittently.
  • the structure may for example be a titanium heat exchanger immersed in salt water where biofouling is a major problem or a titanium evaporator immersed in saline or non- saline water where hardness deposits cause problems.
  • the structure is firstly provided with the activated surface film by application of a dilute paint and heating e.g. in air as previously described, and then connected as an anode and current is supplied to generate chlorine and/or oxygen on the surface film.
  • a very low current density of the order of 10 A/m 2 is found to achieve an adequate protective effect.
  • This current may be supplied continuously or intermittently.
  • the polarity of the structure and its surface film may be reversed from time to time.
  • auxiliary cathodes will be used and these may advantageously have a film-forming metal base with an activated surface film.
  • Electrodes of the invention is in an impressed-current cathodic protection system for protecting structures such as ships hulls, bridges, off-shore oil drilling platforms, jetties and so on from corrosion by supplying current using an anode having a film-forming metal base with the activated surface film as its anodic surface.
  • anode having a film-forming metal base with the activated surface film as its anodic surface.
  • platinum-coated titanium anodes heretofore used for this purpose is that large anodic surfaces can be provided with the activated surface film at a very moderate cost and this enables the effective protection of large structures of complex shape.
  • the activated surface film is very resistant to mechanical damage because the surface film does not chip or peel off as platinum coatings do when subjected to extreme wear and tear.
  • titanium is not considered adequate for all cathodic protection environments but must sometimes be replaced by the more expensive tantalum which has a higher breakdown potential; using an activated surface film over a large titanium surface is an effective way of preventing the breakdown voltage being reached and therefore enables the use of titanium as a cathodic protection anode in environments where previously it was considered unsafe.
  • the described electrodes are useful in a variety of processes particularly at "low" current densities not exceeding about 1 kA/m 2 where low-cost electrodes (compared to conventional coated electrodes having several grams of precious metal/m 2 ) are attractive and where the special properties of the smooth or etched surface-treated film are advantageous.
  • the electrodes are excellently suitable for operation with a.c., for example for breaking up emulsions in drilling. They can also be used as reversible electrodes in electroflotation, e.g. for separating oil and water.
  • the electrodes will also be competitive as cathodes because the activated surface films protect the film-forming substrate from hydrogen embrittlement, and they can also be used as bipolar electrodes.
  • the electrodes can be repeatedly flexed without damage to the surface film, in contrast to conventional electrodes with a separate outer coating where stresses at the coating/base interface develop and cause damage to the coating when the electrode is flexed.
  • the electrodes are therefore useful in processes for the removal of adherent surface deposits by flexing of an electrode.
  • Another aspect of the invention concerns electrodes for use in electrolytic processes comprising particles of a film-forming metal each having an integral electrocatalytic and electroconductive surface film of a compound of the film-forming metal, usually the oxide, containing a platinum-group metal electrocatalyst.
  • Such an integral surface film is formed by applying to the film-forming metal particles at least one layer of a solution of at least one thermodecomposable compound of a platinum-group metal, drying and heating each applied layer to decompose the compound(s), wherein the applied solution contains an agent which attacks the film-forming metal surface of the particles and converts metal from the surface into ions which are converted into oxide (or another compound) of the film-forming metal during the heating step, the concentration of said agent and of the platinum-group metal compound(s) in the solution and the number of applied layers being such that during the heating of each layer including the last one the decomposed electrocatalyst is incorporated fully in the surface film formed on the particles.
  • the film-forming metal particles are surface activated as explained above in relation to electrodes having a base in sheet or other non-fragmentary form.
  • the solution will be applied by immersion of the particles in the solution instead of by painting.
  • the solution composition and the heating conditions will be similar to those described above for the electrodes with a sheet-type base.
  • the drying step it is preferred with the particles to use a two-stage drying for example 15 minutes at 50-70°C, 140°C and 180°C in order to ensure that all of the solvent is driven off. When large quantities of powder are treated, the drying step will generally be prolonged.
  • the surface-activated film-forming metal particles can be incorporated in various types of electrodes including electrodes in which the particles are associated with a current feeder, such as fluidized particulate bed electrodes and circulating slurry electrodes, and electrodes comprising a conductive support such as a sheet, tube, rod or mesh on which the surface-activated particles are fixed.
  • the surface-activated powder may be applied to the conductive support by mechanical means such as hammering or the application of pressure using pressure rollers (possibly with the application of heat, depending on the material of the support), by plasma-spraying, or using a binder such as PTFE or Ti02.
  • the activated particles can also be codeposited on the conductive support as occlusions in a metal or metal oxide covering layer, for example using the electroless or electroplating methods described in West German Offenlegungsschrift 26 52 152.
  • the surface-activated particles may for example be embedded in the surface of a body of lead or a lead alloy such as Pb-Ag, Pb-Ca or Pb-Sb, for example by hammering, hot or cold pressing or by plasma-spraying, to form an anode suitable for the electrowinning of metals from acidic solution, and which will advantageously replace the conventional lead or lead alloy anodes used in metal electrowinning. It has been found that the activated particles reduce the oxygen overvoltage of the anodes to such a degree that the underlying lead or lead alloy base functions as a conductive support which is electrochemically inactive at the reduced anode potential.
  • a lead alloy such as Pb-Ag, Pb-Ca or Pb-Sb
  • the lead or lead alloy base is thus effectively protected by the activated particles so that contamination of the electrolyte and the cathodic deposit are significantly reduced. Also, if dendrite formations on the cathode produce short-circuits with the anode thereby removing areas of the activated powder and burning holes in the anode base material, this does not have serious consequences because the undamaged coated part of the anode will continue to operate at the reduced half-cell potential and the damaged uncovered part of the base will not conduct current into the electrolyte and hence will not undergo notable corrosion.
  • Various film-forming metals in particulate form can be surface-activated as described for incorporation into electrodes.
  • Powdered film-forming metals in particular titanium sponge powder and zirconium powder, are considerably less expensive than the massive metals and therefore the resulting electrodes are relatively inexpensive especially as the special surface-activation procedure is achieved with very small quantities of the platinum-group metal electrocatalysts.
  • Coupons measuring 7.5x2 cm of titanium available under the trade name "Contimet 30" were degreased and etched for hour in a 10% aqueous solution of oxalic acid at 85 to 95°C.
  • a paint solution consisting of 6 ml n-propanol, 0.4 ml HCI (concentrated) and 0.1 g of iridium and/or rhodium chloride was then applied by brush to both sides of the coupons in thin coatings.
  • the coupons were then dried and heated in air to 500°C for 10 minutes after each of the first three coatings and for 30 minutes after the final coating.
  • Some further coupons were surface treated by the same procedure except that the etching pretreatment was replaced by a cleaning treatment consisting of electrochemical degreasing in a solution of waterglass and 10% Na 2 C0 3 followed by ultrasonic cleaning in a 1:1 weight mixture of acetone and CCI 4 . Pairs of these cleaned and etched coupons were tested as electrodes in 5% sulphuric acid at room temperature. The electrodes were spaced apart by approximately 2 cm. Current was supplied at 500 A/m 2 and the polarity of the electrodes was reversed every -1 hour. The initial cell voltage was measured, and the time taken to reach a cell voltage of 3V is indicated in Table I as the lifetime.
  • the "cleaned" electrodes of Example I were tested for MnO 2 production in a 2M manganous sulphate solution containing M H 2 SO 4 at 90-95°C and with a current density of 250 A/m 2 .
  • the electrodes had a very smooth treated surface on which MnO 2 deposited when the electrodes were connected as anode. However, the MnO 2 deposit was easily removed by reversing the polarity after 30 minutes or 1 hour. Best results for MnO 2 production were obtained with "cleaned” electrodes treated with the paint solution of Example I containing 0.05 g of IrCl 3 . H 2 0 and 0.05 g RuCl 3 .
  • Example II H20 and heated as in Example I but in a reducing atmosphere (NH 3 /propane mixture) with a final heat treatment for 72 hours at 500°C in air. Excellent results were also obtained when the paint contained 0.1 g of palladium, rhodium, iridium or ruthenium chloride alone, or in various mixtures.
  • Titanium coupons were (a) degreased, rinsed in water and dried, and (b) etched, then surface treated as in Example I with paint solutions containing 0.1 g of (a) rhodium chloride and (b) iridium chloride.
  • the quantity of paint applied to each coupon was measured by weighing, and the amount of catalyst in the surface treated electrodes after application of four coatings was calculated to be (a) 0.2 g/m 2 of Rh, as metal and (b) 0.33 g/m 2 of Ir, as metal.
  • These electrodes were tested as anodes for cobalt electrowinning in an electrolyte containing 31.2 g/I of Co and 1.2 g/I of Mn at 60°C, using a stainless steel cathode.
  • the initial cell potential at 200 A/m 2 was 2.5 V compared with an initial cell potential of 5.4 V for a standard "Luilu" anode in the same conditions.
  • the cobalt yield at the cathode was very close to 100% by maintaining the pH above 1.5.
  • the MnO 2 yield deposited on the anode depended on the anodic current density, and was highest at current densities below 300 A/m 2 .
  • the initial cell voltage was less than 3V at 300 A/m 2 (for a corresponding coating applied to a cleaned but non-etched coupon, the initial cell voltage was 50 mV higher). Electrolysis was continued for 8 hours, then the anode was removed, dried in air at room temperature and the MnO 2 deposit brushed off, the last traces being removed in hot 10% sulphuric/oxalic acid. The electrolysis procedure was repeated ten times, and there was no change in the oxygen over-potential. The cathodic efficiency was close to 100% Co with the pH maintained at a value >1.5 by adding sodium carbonate.
  • the treated surfaces are so smooth that the Mn0 2 deposit adheres very poorly and may partly peel off during electrolysis.
  • relatively high current density e.g. about 100 A/m 2
  • less Mn0 2 deposited, and practically all of this deposit fell off automatically thus providing a practically continuous process since frequent removal and stripping of the anode was not necessary.
  • the faradaic efficiency for Mn deposition on the anode was in fact observed to drop from 10% to 5% and then to 2-3% by increasing the current density from 300 A/m 2 to 600 A/m 2 and 1000 A/m 2 .
  • Example I was repeated with paints containing IrCI 3 and RhCl 3 , but varying the heating temperature from 400°C to 600°C.
  • the electrodes were then subjected to lifetime tests in a current reversal process as in Example II.
  • the optimum lifetime under current reversal conditions (1 month) was obtained with heating at 500°C; for those treated with RhCl 3 , the optimum lifetime (10 days) was obtained with heating at 550°C. This lifetime can be greatly increased by increasing the heating time after the last treatment.
  • electrodes containing 0.3 g/m 2 of Ir and/or Rh (as metal) have been operating as anodes in 150 g/I sulphuric acid for 11 months without any deterioration.
  • Example I was repeated with a paint containing IrCl 3 , but varying the number of applied coatings from '1 to 8. The heating after each coating, including the first one, was for 10 minutes at 500°C. The electrodes were then subjected to lifetime tests in a current reversal process as in Example I and the optimum lifetime of 1 month was achieved with the electrode coated four times. Again, this lifetime can be improved by increasing the final heating time.
  • a titanium coupon was degreased, rinsed in water, dried, etched and then surface treated as in Example I with a paint solution containing iridium and ruthenium chlorides in the weight ratio of 2:1 (as metal). The treatment was repeated four times until the titanium dioxide film formed contained a calculated amount of 0.2 g/m 2 Ir and 0.1 g/m 2 Ru, both calculated as metal. The heat treatment was carried out at 400°C, for 10 minutes after each applied coat and 72 hours after the final coat.
  • the electrode was tested as an oxygen evolution anode in 1.5 M sulphuric acid.
  • the oxygen evolution half-cell potential was 1.6 V at a current density of 500 A/m 2 and 1.8 V at 2 kA/m 2 , compared to 2.15 V and 2.35 V for a standard commercially available electrode having a coating of lead dioxide on titanium.
  • a copper cathode was used.
  • the anode and cathode each had a surface area of 20 cm 2 , and were spaced apart by 3 cm.
  • the cell voltage varied from 1.5 V at a current density of 100 A/m 2 to 2.15 Vat 1000 A/m 2.
  • a pure cathodic copper deposit was obtained.
  • the anode showed no sign of failure after operation at 500 A/m 2 for 6 months. During this period, the cathode was periodically removed to strip the copper deposit, while leaving the anode in the electrolyte. This periodic interruption of the current was found to have no adverse effect on the anode.
  • Electrodes were prepared in a similar manner to Example I, but using a dilute paint containing chlorides of various platinum-group metals, including palladium, platinum and ruthenium, as well as rhodium and iridium as previously described.
  • the electrodes containing Rh and/or Ir performed excellently when subjected to comparative lifetime tests as oxygen-evolution anodes.
  • the other electrodes showed promise in other applications, notably Ru-containing electrodes for chloride electrolysis in non-oxygen evolving conditions.
  • a series of titanium electrodes measuring approximately 175x50x0.5 mm were degreased, rinsed in water, dried, etched and the surface treated over both sides using the procedure of Example I to provide surface oxide films containing approximately 0.2 g/m 2 of Ru and 0.1 g/m 2 of lr. These electrodes were mounted in spaced parallel relationship with a spacing of 2 mm in a rectangular tubular cell housing, and the terminal electrodes connected to form a bipolar cell. This cell was tested using dilute NaCI brine (1 g/I) containing calcium/magnesium hardness and, optionally, several ppm of manganese.
  • the cell was typically operated at a current density of 500 A/m 2 to generate hypochlorite, and at 200 A/m 2 for deposit removal. The cell was also tested with intermittent operation without any adverse effect to the electrodes.
  • Electrodes as in Example IX were immersed in contaminated seawater containing marine life and operated as anodes at a current density of 10 A/m 2 for several hours a day. This was found to keep them free from surface fouling, whereas unpolarized titanium in the same environment became completely covered with surface growths which reduced its efficiency as a heat exchange surface.
  • a degreased and cleaned titanium wire of 2.5 mm diameter is passed through rollers soaked with a solution made from 10 ml n-propanol, 0.5 ml HCI (concentrated) and 0.1 g of platinum and iridium chlorides, dried at 50° to 70°C then at 120°C and passed into an oven where it remains for 10 minutes at 500°C in air. This procedure is repeated three more times to provide a surface oxide film containing approximately 0.2 g/m 2 of platinum and iridium. This corresponds to less than 2 mg of precious metal per metre of the wire.
  • the treated wire is then loosely encased in a perforated flexible tube of inert plastics material of diameter about 5 mm.
  • the encased wire is disposed about a metallic structure to be protected, this structure for example being immersed in seawater contaminated with several ppb of manganese.
  • the wire is then connected as anode with the structure as cathode.
  • Very large structures of complex shape can be effectively protected from corrosion in this way.
  • Manganous deposits on the wire surface can be removed by very short periods of current reversal, e.g. for several minutes per week.
  • parts of the surface-treated wire may be clad with metallic platinum at regular intervals (e.g. 1 cm per metre) or at selected strategic points.
  • Titanium powder (size 50-100 mesh ASTM) was degreased in 1:1 acetone/CCl 4 for 30 minutes, dried and then wetted with a solution of 6 ml ethanol, 0.4 ml HCI (concentrated, 12N) 0.2 g IrCl a and 0.1 g RuCl 3 .
  • 5 g of the degreased powder was mixed with 5 ml of the solution, the excess solution was drained off and the damp powder was slowly dried in air with a two stage drying, firstly at 50° to 70°C for 15 minutes and then at 120°C for 30 minutes. The dried powder was then heated at 500°C in a closed furnace for 30 minutes to produce an activated surface film of titanium oxide containing the iridium/ruthenium electrocatalyst.
  • the activated titanium powder was then hammered into the surface of a lead sheet (20 ⁇ 15 ⁇ 1.5 mm) which had previously been degreased in 1:1 acetone/CCl 4 and etched in dilute nitric acid.
  • the hammering was carried out with a pressure estimated at approximately 350 kg/cm 2 , to partly embed and firmly anchor the activated titanium powder in the lead surface.
  • Substantially the entire surface of the lead sheet was thus covered with the activated powder with a loading of approximately 120 g of the powder/m 2 of the surface, corresponding to a noble metal loading of 1.7 g Ir and 0.75 g Ru/m 2 .
  • the loading of the activated powder will be between 30 and 200 g/m 2 of the sheet surface.
  • the resulting coated electrode and a corresponding uncoated lead sheet were tested as anodes in an electrolytic cell with a lead cathode and a 5% H 2 S0 4 electrolyte at 20-25°C.
  • the measured oxygen overpotential of the coated anode according to the invention was significantly lower than that of the uncoated lead anode: 1480 mV (vs NHE).compared to 1680 mV at a current density of 500 A/m 2 and 1510 mV compared to 1830 mV at 1000 A/m 2.
  • the coated electrode operated for one month at 2500 A/m 2 followed by one month at 1000 A/m 2 without exhibiting any notable increase in the oxygen over- potential whereas the uncoated lead anode failed (disintegrated) after only 4 days at 2500 A/ m2 .
  • a titanium coupon was degreased, rinsed in water, dried and etched for t hour in a 10% aqueous solution of oxalic acid.
  • a paint solution consisting of 0.5 g IrCl 3 . H 2 0, 3 ml isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and 0.2 ml HCI (concentrated) was then applied by brush to both sides of the coupon.
  • the coupon was then dried and heated in air at 480°C for ten minutes.
  • the coating procedure was repeated twice, and the resulting coating had a loading of approximately 2.1 g/m 2 of iridium.
  • the coating solution and procedure used are considered to be conventional.
  • the resulting electrode was subjected to an accelerated lifetime test in 150 g/I sulphuric acid at a current density of 4.5 kA/m 2 ; its lifetime was 100 hours.
  • Comparative Example XIII A was repeated using a paint solution consisting of 0.5 g IrCl 3 . H 2 0, 3 ml IPA and 1 ml HCI (concentrated), i.e. the same solution as before but with five times more HCI.
  • the resulting electrode also had a loading of 2.1 g/m 2 of iridium. When subjected to the same accelerated lifetime test, the lifetime was 75 hours.
  • Comparative Example XIII A The procedure of Comparative Example XIII A was repeated using a paint solution consisting of 0.5 g IrCl 3 H 2 O, 30 ml IPA and 0.2 ml HCI (concentrated), i.e. the same solution as in XIII A but with ten times more solvent, the twelve layers were applied with heating at 480°C for seven minutes.
  • the resulting electrode had a loading of 2.4 g/m 2 of iridium. When subjected to the same accelerated lifetime test, its lifetime was 71 hours.
  • Comparative Example XIII A The procedure of Comparative Example XIII A was repeated but using a diluted paint solution in accordance with the invention consisting of 0.5 g IrCl 3 . H 2 0, 30 ml IPA and 2 ml HCI, i.e. with ten times as much solvent and ten times as much acid for the same precious metal loading. Sixteen layers were applied with heating at 480°C for seven minutes, to give a catalyst loading of 2.0 g/m 2 of iridium. The lifetime of this electrode in identical conditions was 185 hours. This greatly increased lifetime is particularly surprising when considering that separate dilution of the acid (as in Comparative Example XIII B) and of the solvent (as in Comparative Example XIII C) leads to a reduction of lifetime.

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1. Electrode à utiliser dans des procédés électrolytiques comprenant un support en métal apte à former une pellicule qui présente une surface extérieure électrocatalytique active ayant la forme d'une pellicule superficielle faisant corps avec le support en métal apte à former une pellicule et contenant un métal du groupe du platine ou un composé d'un tel métal en tant qu'électrocatalyseur, caractérisée en ce qu'on forme la surface extérieure électrocatalytique en appliquant à la surface du support en métal apte à former une pellicule au moins une couche d'une solution d'au moins un composé thermodédomposable d'un métal du groupe du platine, on sèche et on chauffe chaque couche appliquée pour décomposer le ou les composés d'une manière semblable à des procédés connus pour la formation de revêtements de métaux du groupe du platine et d'oxydes de ces métaux, la solution contenant un agent qui attaque le support en métal apte à former une pellicule et qui convertit du métal du support en ions qui sont convertis en un composé du métal apte à former une pellicule pendant la phase de chauffage, la concentration du dit agent et du ou des composés du métal du groupe du platine dans la solution et le nombre de couches appliquées étant tels que, pendant le chauffage de chaque couche, y compris celui de la dernière, l'électrocatalyseur formé à partir du composé décomposé est incorporé complètement à la pellicule superficielle de composé en métal apte à former une pellicule formée à partir du support.
2. Electrode suivant la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le pellicule superficielle du support en métal apte à former une pellicule est en oxyde.
3. Electrode suivant la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que la pellicule superficielle du support en métal apte à former une pellicule est en carbure, en nitrure, en hydrure ou en borure.
4. Electrode suivant la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que le support de l'électrode a la forme d'une feuille et la pellicule superficielle contient jusqu'à 0,5 g de l'électrocatalyseur, exprimé en métal, par mètre carré de surface projetée du support d'électrode.
5. Electrode suivant la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que la pellicule contient de l'iridium et/ou du rhodium sous la forme de métal ou d'oxyde.
6. Electrode suivant la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que la pellicule contient (a) de l'iridium et/ou du rhodium, et (b) du ruthénium sous la forme de métaux ou d'oxydes en un rapport en poids des métaux (a):(b) de 4:1 à 1:4.
7. Electrode suivant la revendication 1, 2, 3, 5 ou 6, caractérisée en ce que le support d'électrode est fait de particules.
8. Electrode à utiliser dans des procédés électrolytiques, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend des particules d'un métal apte à former une pellicule comportant chacune une pellicule superficielle électrocatalytique et électroconductrice d'oxyde du métal apte à former une pellicule faisant partie intégrante de la particule et contenant un électrocatalyseur en métal du groupe du platine.
9. Electrode suivant la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisée en ce que les particules sont supportées sur un support conducteur.
10. Electrode suivant la revendication 7 ou 8, caractérisée en ce que les particules sont associées à un élément d'alimentation de courant.
11. Procédé pour former une électrode à utiliser dans des procédés électrolytiques comprenant un support en métal apte à former une pellicule présentant une surface extérieure électrocatalytique active ayant la forme d'une pellicule superficielle faisant corps avec le support en métal apte à former une pellicule et contenant un métal du groupe du platine ou un composé d'un tel métal à titre d'électrocatalyseur, caractérisé en ce qu'on applique à la surface du support en métal apte à former la pellicule au moins une couche d'une solution d'au moins un composé thermodécomposable d'un métal du groupe du platine, on sèche et on chauffe chaque couche appliquée pour décomposer le ou les composés d'une manière semblable à des procédés connus pour la formation de revêtements de métaux du groupe du platine et d'oxydes de ces métaux, la solution contenant un agent qui attaque le support en métal apte à former une pellicule et qui convertit du métal du support en ions qui sont convertis en un composé du métal apte à former une pellicule pendant la phase de chauffage, le concentration du dit agent et du ou des composés de métal du groupe du platine dans la solution et le nombre de couches appliquées étant tels que, pendant le chauffage, de chaque couche, y comprise de la dernière, l'électrocatalyseur formé à partir du composé décomposé est incorporé entièrement à la pellicule superficielle de composé en métal apte à former une pellicule formée à partir du support.
12. Procédé suivant la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que le support d'électrode a la forme d'une feuille et chaque couche appliquée de la solution contient jusqu'à 0,2 g, exprimé en metal de composé d'iridium, de rhodium et/ou de ruthénium par mètre carré de surface projetée du support d'électrode.
13. Procédé suivant la revendication 11 ou 12, caractérisé en ce que la solution contient des composés de (a) iridium et/ou rhodium, et (b) ruthénium en un rapport en poids des métaux (a):(b) de 4:1 à 1:4.
14. Procédé suivant la revendication 12, caractérisé en ce qu'on applique deux à cinq couches de la solution, chaque application étant suivie d'un chauffage à une température comprise entre environ 400 et 600°C pendant environ 5 à 15 minutes, la couche finale étant éventuellement chauffée pendant une période plus longue.
15. Procédé suivant la revendication 14, caractérisé en ce que la pellicule superficielle finale contient jusqu'à 0,5 g de l'électrocatalyseur, exprimé en métal, par mètre carré de surface projetée du support d'électrode.
16. Procédé suivant la revendication 11, caractérisé en ce que la solution contient le dit agent et le composé de métal du groupe du platine en un rapport molaire de 1:1 à 100:1.
17. Procédé suivant la revendication 16, caractérisé en ce que le rapport molaire est choisi entre 3:1 et 30:1.
18. Procédé suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 11, 13, 16 et 17, caractérisé en ce que le support d'électrode est particulaire.
19. Procédé suivant la revendication 18, caractérisé en ce que la phase de séchage est effectuée en au moins deux stades séparés pour éliminer tout solvant du métal particulaire apte à former une pellicule.
20. Procédé suivant la revendication 18 ou 19, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une étape supplémentaire que consiste à appliquer sur un support conducteur le métal particulaire apte à former une pellicule active en surface.
21. Procédé suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 11 à 20, caractérisé en ce qu'on effectue le chauffage à l'air pour former une pellicule superficielle d'oxyde du métal apte à former une pellicule.
22. Procédé suivant l'une quelconque des revendications 11 à 20, caractérisé en ce que le chauffage est effectué dans une atmosphère non oxydante contenant du carbone, de l'azote, de l'hydrogène ou du bore pour former une pellicule superficielle de carbure, nitrure, hydrure ou borure de métal apte à former une pellicule.
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